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    Dell Compellent (discontinued)

    Score8 out of 10
    N/ASince it's acquisition in 2011 Compellent became a Dell product line of storage solutions (e.g. Dell Compellent Storage Center). Compellent products became part of the Dell EMC SC Series of enterprise flash and SAN storage devices and are now EOL.N/A
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    Dell Compellent (discontinued)
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    Dell Compellent (discontinued)
    Free Trial
    No
    Free/Freemium Version
    No
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    No
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup fee
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    Dell Compellent (discontinued)
    Considered Both Products
    Discontinued Products
    Chose Dell Compellent (discontinued)
    I have used Dell EMC Unity XT and I will say that the SC Series is better in the areas of the scalability is excellent. If I need more space, it's a no downtime solution. It's harder to get the funding than it is to get the solution itself. In addition, I like the way it …
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    Chose Dell Compellent (discontinued)
    I have to say that the Pure Storage FlashArray is way simpler to configure, monitor, and update. There are various features that the Pure Storage FlashArray offers, such as viewing your virtual infrastructure to see if the issues lie with your storage or VM's that Dell EMC SC …
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    Chose Dell Compellent (discontinued)
    We selected Compellent solely based on price. Honestly I would rate it only slightly better than a QNAP we used (which was even cheaper). If performance and reliability are factors in your decision (and they should be) I would recommend looking at something like a VNXe.
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    Chose Dell Compellent (discontinued)
    Previous products used have been EMC & Hitachi arrays and NAS products. Dell Compellent is outstanding in its storage array operation and support. It's user interface is much more intuitive and use of RAID technologies appears to "get the most" out of the storage purchased. …
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    Chose Dell Compellent (discontinued)
    We initially used EqualLogic, however we found the Compellent to scale better, do more, and cost nearly the same. Their approach to storage technology was very innovative and seemed to be the most comprehensive. We needed a SAN that was enterprise class in technology, but at …
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    Delivers good value for the price
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    Dell Compellent (discontinued)
    Enterprise Flash Array Storage
    Comparison of Enterprise Flash Array Storage features of Dell Compellent (discontinued)
    Feature
    Dell Compellent (discontinued)
    8.3
    3 Ratings
    Flash Array Performance8.03 Ratings
    Flash Array Integration8.03 Ratings
    Data Compression8.03 Ratings
    Non-Intrusive Upgrades8.03 Ratings
    Simplicity9.03 Ratings
    Power Savings9.03 Ratings
    User Ratings
    Dell Compellent (discontinued)
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.0
    (6 ratings)
    Support Rating
    5.0
    (1 ratings)